More than 500 residents of Maguindanao del Norte’s Upi city fled their properties as rain attributable to the trough of the low-pressure space (LPA) and the northeast monsoon (Amihan) triggered floods and landslides in components of Mindanao.
According to a report by Raffy Tima on “24 Oras” on Monday, the flooding in Upi affected each residential areas and rice fields.
In Maguindanao del Sur, three barangays within the municipality of Datu Montawal had been additionally flooded after the Pulangi River burst its banks.
The Davao Region was likewise affected by the inclement climate as flash floods swept away homes in Calinan city in Davao City.
Around 23 households had been affected by landslides within the municipality of Maco in Davao de Oro. No one was damage within the incident.
While state climate bureau PAGASA reported that rains from the LPA and Amihan within the Visayas and Mindanao have stopped, scattered rain showers are nonetheless attainable over these areas.
PAGASA Weather Specialist Aldzar Aurelio mentioned the LPA was anticipated to dissolve, however the Amihan would proceed to carry rain over the nation.
“‘Pag tuluyang lumakas itong Amihan e pag-ulan naman yung idudulot nito sa Cagayan Valley, Aurora, Quezon kasama na rin ang Bicol Region, MIMAROPA dahil sa magtatagal pa itong shear line so aabot pa ng ilang araw,” mentioned Aurelio.
(The Amihan will carry rain over the Cagayan Valley, Aurora, Quezon, Bicol Region, and MIMAROPA ought to it proceed to strengthen. The shear line will final for a couple of extra days.)
“Itong shear line hindi naman aabot sa bandang Visayas at Mindanao,” he mentioned.
(The shear line won’t have an effect on the Visayas and Mindanao.)
According to the newest information from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, the reported loss of life toll from the continual rains since January 2 elevated to twenty-eight.
However, solely 15 of the deaths had been confirmed. — Sundy Locus/DVM, GMA Integrated News
